{"product_id":"9781847172204","title":"An Irish Voice","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow a typical Irish emigrant rose to a position of influence at the highest levels of US and Irish politics.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA remarkable firsthand account of an Irish emigrant who began as a part-time footballer and house-painter and became a journalist, author, founder and publisher of two newspapers, a magazine and website, as well as a leading advocate for immigration reform for the ‘illegal’ Irish in the United States. He played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process, securing a US visa for Gerry Adams in 1994 and acting as intermediary between the White House and Sinn Féin during a critical time in the peace negotiations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNiall O’Dowd has been described as: \u003cem\u003e‘the authentic voice of the Irish in America, who has more knowledge of this community than almost anyone else alive,’ \u003c\/em\u003eby Jim Dwyer, New York Times and Pulitzer Prize winner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irish American Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150204518640,"sku":"9781847172204","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847172204_p0.jpg?v=1763747647","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847172204","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}